Normalize Silence After Tragedies

Commentators don’t need to opine instantly on every shocking act of violence. Rapid takes often become status‑signaling and can fuel provocation, while adding little evidence or perspective. Establishing a 'permission structure' that silence does not equal indifference would improve discourse quality. — If elite commentators adopt a norm of deliberate silence, it could reduce outrage spirals, lower performative signaling, and leave space for evidence before framing public narratives.